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The Ainsworth Lady Buldogs played a tough home match on Friday, December 13th in which they were outscored in every quarter. The Lady Bulldogs hosted the Anselmo-Merna Lady Coyotes and were beaten 26-62.

The Ainsworth Girls Wrestling Team opened its 2024-25 wrestling season on December 7th at the O’Neill Invitational. The Ainsworth Girls placed 13th with 61 team points.

Nebraska’s mountain lion country will ring in the new year with the busiest hunting season to date for the species, including the first regulated hunt in the Wildcat Hills region. The mountain lion season is divided into three units and begins Jan.

The Ainsworth Boys Wrestling Team was in Mullen, NE for the Mullen Invitational on December 7th. The Ainsworth Boys Wrestling Team placed fifth out of 20 teams with a team score of 77 points.

The Ainsworth Girls Basketball Team opened regular season play with two home games on December 6th against the Ord Lady Chants and then on December 7th against the Gordon-Rushville Lady Broncos. Ord Lady Chants Ainsworth unfortunately couldn’t capitalize on their homecourt advantage in their season opener.

The Ainsworth Bulldogs opened their 2024-25 season with two losses at home. The Dawgs hosted Ord on December 6th and were handed a tough 24-64 defeat.

The Nebraska Department of Education released the Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS) results and the Accountability for a Quality Education System Today and Tomorrow, or AQuESTT classifications today. Both reports provide insight into how students are performing academically on Nebraska’s state standards.

Ainsworth Girls Basketball Team Hosts St. Mary’s in Jamboree Game Coming off a strong 2023-24 season where the Ainsworth Bulldogs made it to the final game of the Class D2 State Basketball Tournament, the Dawgs are looking at a rebuilding year.

Hudson Lake, 15 miles southwest of Valentine, will not be open to the public for ice fishing this winter. The lake was formerly part of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s Open Fields and Waters Program, a voluntary program designed to increase public walk-in access for hunting, trapping and/or fishing across the state.

The Ainsworth Girls Wrestling Team will take to the mats for the 2024-25 season on December 7th at the O’Neill Invitational. This will be the first year co-oping with Ainsworth’s Girls Wrestling Team and North Central’s Girls Wrestling Team.